Call 885-9226 for more information. PATCH offering child care provider classes ADVERTISING People Attentative to Children, or PATCH, offers free classes for anyone interested in providing child care in their home. Participants will learn that the role of the child
PATCH offering child care provider classes
People Attentative to Children, or PATCH, offers free classes for anyone interested in providing child care in their home. Participants will learn that the role of the child care provider is an important factor in the early education field, in family life, in the work force and in the community.
Classes are scheduled to start on Feb. 12 at Tutu’s House in Waimea. The Basic Series consists of classes with topics covering record-keeping, child development and guidance, setting up your environment and how children learn best through play.
There is no fee. Registration is required in advance. Space is limited. Call PATCH at 325-3800 to register.
Farmer-chef to present at farmers market
The Keauhou Farmers Market will be hosting a farmer-chef presentation program the last Saturday of each month during 2008.
The event will be held at the Keauhou Farmers Market, which is located in the Keauhou Shopping Center. The market is open from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday. The farmer-chef presentation will be held at 10 a.m. on the last Saturday of each month.
The Hawaii Tourism Authority, the County of Hawaii, Keauhou Resort, American Culinary Federation-Kona Kohala Chefs de Cuisine, the Kona County Farm Bureau and the Keauhou Farmers Market farmers are co-sponsoring this program.
Rohr honored with Aloha Section PGA award
Thos Rohr, president of Waikoloa Land Co., is the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Service Award given by the Aloha Section PGA. The award is not given annually and is awarded to an individual for his or her unique contributions and dedicated service in the development and promotion of the golf industry in Hawaii.
The award recognizes Rohr’s various contributions to the promotion of golf in Hawaii and around the world. As president of Kapalua Land Co., Rohr built the Bay and Village Courses with Arnold Palmer, who helped him conduct the Kapalua “Golf Party.” At Waikoloa Beach Resort, Rohr renovated the Robert Trent Jones Beach Course and built the Kings’ Course in partnership with Tom Weiskopf, while also instituting the “Kings’ Cup” and the “TieBreaker.”
Currently, Rohr serves on the President’s Council of the United States Golf Association, the Aloha Section PGA Advisory Board, is a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and is a founder of Kingsbarns in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
Over the years Rohr has served as a personal mentor for many Aloha Sections professionals — including well-known golf authorities such as Craig Williamson, Mark Rolfing, Dick McClean, Gary Planos and Scott Head — and has supported the advancement of their careers in the field of professional golf.
Chinese medical college sets open house
The Traditional Chinese Medical College of Hawaii invites the public to its open house on Saturday at the Waimea campus across from the Thelma Parker Library in Waimea Office Center.
Clinic and campus tours, free acupuncture demonstrations, Chinese herbal tea samples and specials on Chinese herbal pharmacy specialty items will be available.
The nonprofit organization is dedicated to offering affordable health care to Big Island residents through teaching clinics, and maintaining a four-year nationally accredited master’s program in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture.
Call 885-9226 for more information.
